Basketball Recap: Jackson Beats Central for Their Seventh Straight Victory

Fighting Indians

Previous Games

12/30/24 vs Central	50-41
12/28/24 vs Scott City	57-47
12/27/24 vs Chaffee	49-38
12/26/24 vs Oak Ridge	82-20
12/20/24 vs Festus	73-45
+ 2 more games

Jackson came tearing into Monday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 50-41 win over the Central Tigers. This was a revenge game for the Fighting Indians: when they faced off against the Tigers back in December of 2024, they had to take a 60-52 defeat.

Jackson pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.

Jackson will take on Farmington at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Central, they will head out on the road to challenge Scott City at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.